Also known as: Caloocan, Lungsod ng Caloocan
Caloocan City is a highly urbanized city in Metro Manila (NCR), National Capital Region (NCR). Population 1.66M (PSA 2020 census), 188 barangays, land area 53.34 km².
Caloocan is geographically split — North Caloocan (the upland portion bordering Bulacan and Quezon City) and South Caloocan (the original urban core flanking Manila Bay). The CLUP must reconcile rapid informal settlement growth in North Caloocan along the LRT-1 extension corridor with flood-vulnerable older neighborhoods in the south, including Dagat-Dagatan reclaimed area. The MRT-7 and LRT-1 north-extension projects pass through the city and will reshape land values around Sangandaan, Camarin, and Bagumbong — the CLUP must align with TOD (transit-oriented development) principles or risk locking in low-density patterns at premium-transit stations. Coastal subsidence in the southern barangays adds disaster risk; the West Valley Fault clips the eastern edge.
Key industries: Light manufacturing, Wholesale + retail, Transportation + warehousing, Construction
More on the regulatory framework: RA 12254 explainer · SGLG explainer · full glossary.
Caloocan's 188 barangays — second-most among NCR cities — make citizen-report routing especially burdensome. Nova Gov's automated SLA escalation across 188 barangays + 30+ city departments addresses the operational pain documented in the city's 2023 service-improvement audit. The TOD-aligned CLUP overlay tooling fits the LRT-1 + MRT-7 corridor planning need.
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